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THE SELF-TITLED INTERVIEW: Carlos Giffoni
“The noise scene is dead, long live the noise scene!” says Carlos Giffoni. And he should know. As the synth-slinging, bit-crushing founder of No Fun Productions, he curated the world-renowned No Fun Fest for six boundary-pushing years and released key records by everyone from Oneohtrix Point Never and Emeralds to Thurston Moore and Merzbow. As […]
DOWNLOAD THIS NOW: Jane’s Addiction First Single With Dave Sitek
Look, we were just as skeptical as you were when we heard Dave Sitek was officially unofficially joining Jane’s Addiction for the band’s fourth album. But the truth is, “End to the Lies” isn’t that bad. In fact, it’s way rockier than anything we’ve heard off the new TV on the Radio record. Download it […]
Zomby Signs To 4AD, Readies Limited ‘Natalia’s Song’ Single
Well this is a little unexpected: Zomby has signed to 4AD and will release a limited 10” single through the label on May 10th, with a proper LP on the way by the end of the year. You can check out a radio rip of “Natalia’s Song”–taken from Kode9 and Burial’s special Mary Anne Hobbs […]
Stream RVNG’s ‘Synthesist’ Reissue and Read Harald Grosskopf’s Commentary
While it may sound like a synth-driven tour of the stratosphere on the surface, Harald Grosskopf‘s Synthesist LP is actually haunted by the ghost of Grosskopf’s estranged girlfriend and driven by the drummer’s newfound love of electronic music. That love had a price, however: learning to deal with temperamental equipment and a rudimentary sequencer while […]
PREMIERE: Jonas Reinhardt Share a Not Not Fun Song, Along With Details About Their Double LP and 12” With Prins Thomas
So we stumbled upon some rather interesting news via Jonas Reinhardt‘s Soundcloud page the other week–aside from having a Not Not Fun album (Music For the Tactile Dome) on the way this spring, the Kraut-y collective recently tracked a 12” and double LP with one of space-disco’s leading cadets, Prins Thomas. Wondering what’s really up […]
Deaf Center Break Down Their Back Catalogue
When we asked Deaf Center to break down their back catalogue, Otto Totland did something a little different; he field a fact sheet of the field recordings and small details that shaped the Norwegian duo’s spellbinding songs. Frankly, it’s a little strange, yet full of the dry humor you’d expect from the guy who’s responsible […]
DOWNLOAD THIS NOW: Dirty Beaches, ‘Chess Music’ Cassette
Via the Dirty Beaches blog: This was originally recorded around 2007, when my friends were playing chess at my apartment in Montreal on Parc Ave. Originally created as a drone instrumental soundtrack for some imaginary film noir picture that doesn’t exist. At the time, I was obsessed with the idea of trying to make my […]